ISBN: 9780143423409    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Year of publishing: 2014     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 240        Language: English

Fatima Bhutto's stunning fiction debut begins and ends one rainswept Friday morning in Mir Ali, a small town in the troubled tribal region of Waziristan. Three brothers meet for breakfast. Soon after, the eldest, recently returned from America, hails a taxi to the local mosque. The second brother, a doctor, goes to check in at his hospital. His troubledwife does not join the family that morning for no one knows where Mina goes these days. And the youngest, the idealist, leaves for town on a motorbike. Seated behind him is a beautiful, fragile girl whose world has been overwhelmed by war. Three hours later, their day will end in devastating circumstances. Beautifully written, full of emotion and heartbreak, The Shadow of the Crescent Moon is an extraordinary novel.
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Fatima Bhutto was born in Kabul, grew up in Damascus, and lives in Karachi. She is the author of a book of poetry, and two works of nonfiction, most recently the bestselling memoir Songs of Blood and Sword. This is her first novel.
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